A. Plea scored a "hat-trick", "Monchengladbach" beat "Werder" and rose to second place

"Bundesliga" championship features battles for Champions League spots. "Werder", who had a strong start to the season in Bremen, hosted "Monchengladbach".

The visitors, showing great form, took the lead at the end of the first half after A. Plea scored.

In the second half, the striker scored two more goals, and "Werder" responded with only one accurate shot from N. Sahin.

The final result was 1:3, a victory for the visitors.

Results:

"Dusseldorf" 4 : 1 "Hertha"

"Freiburg" 1 : 3 "Mainz"

"Hoffenheim" 2 : 1 "Augsburg"

"Nurnberg" 0 : 2 "Stuttgart"

"Werder" 1 : 3 "Monchengladbach"

League table: